Tag: Ephemera

Sell Christmas cards now
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Barrel of Fun 1953

   November 8, 2023  0 Comments on Barrel of Fun 1953

I think the lady has been sampling the “Barrel of Fun” assortment.

If ethyl don't mind
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Ethyl has gas.

   November 3, 2023  0 Comments on Ethyl has gas.

If I was a gas station attendant back then, and if someone asked for the gas with Ethyl in it, I would have been obligated to mutter “If Ethyl don’t mind!”

Assorted Sno-Isle Library cards- Neat!
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Our public library rules! Or uh, rocks! Whatever!

   October 26, 2023  0 Comments on Our public library rules! Or uh, rocks! Whatever!

My daughter got a bigfoot library card and was excited about that. She told me about it and that they…

Slot machines take you?
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PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino

   September 26, 2023  0 Comments on PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino

The famed historic Pioneer Club lays it on the line in this 1948 gaming guide

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Everything old is new again

   August 24, 2023  0 Comments on Everything old is new again

The origins of Tylenol I am not a pharmacist, but I think 3 grains is a lot. Then again, people…

The dreaded Friday memo
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Office Memos were different then

   August 5, 2023  0 Comments on Office Memos were different then

Here’s a memo from Wichita Boeing, circa 1951, came out on a Friday. That gave the Assembly Records Clerks a chance to decipher the 3 page memo, figure out when to use a red tab and what the APL folder is because the leadMAN is going to ask HER for it at some point.

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Hippie cigar box! Groovy

   June 6, 2023  0 Comments on Hippie cigar box! Groovy

Apparently some hippie took some newspaper articles and this deceptive invitation, and Mod-podged the hell out of this wooden cigar…

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A poll for the ladies

   May 29, 2023  0 Comments on A poll for the ladies

Tampax once asked; Which one does NOT use Tampax? I think it’s the lady on the upper right. She can’t…

Pig bristle toothbrush ad
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Fun facts to know and tell

   May 24, 2023  0 Comments on Fun facts to know and tell

There is something wrong with this, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Apparently pigs used to brush…